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BLAKE FITZPATRICK FIRST IN CLASS TRACK FALL ROUNDUP

Posted September 30, 2013

BLAKE FITZPATRICK FIRST IN CLASS TRACK FALL ROUNDUP

Haubstadt, IN - September 28, 2013 - Blake Fitzpatrick won the 25 lapfeature for the Hoosier Tire MSCS Sprint Cars Saturday night atTri-State Speedway. It was the first of three features on a tripleheader race card that also included the ALMS Late Models and UMP OpenWheel Modifieds. Randy Korte won the late model feature and StephanSchnapf took the modified feature to complete the program. Blake Fitzpatrick, of W. Terre Haute, IN, started sixth in thefeature event and had moved up to second place by lap nine. LeaderJon Stanbrough continued at the point until lap 14 when Fitzpatricktook over. Stanbrough, who started on the outside pole, would finishsecond with Brady Short a close third at the finish. Wes McIntyreand rookie driver Carson Short rounded out the top five. The feature ended with the checkered flag being replaced by the redflag. As the leaders completed the event, Braylon Fitzpatrickflipped his sprinter in turn four. He summed the incident up in afew words. "I was trying too hard, got into the wall, and thenupside down!" But from there it was a short walk to victory lane tocongratulate his brother on an exciting win. The brothers were latein the season in fielding cars and did not make it to their firstMSCS race until August. The feature was career win number two with MSCS for BlakeFitzpatrick. "You don't know how good it is to be back in victorylane. I love this track and it is my favorite place to race." Hewas hooked up! Blake races a Spike Chassis. The car is owned byJohn Fitzpatrick, sponsored by First financial Bank & Lucas Oil, andpowered with an engine built by J & D Performance. Two MSCS heat races were held. Jeff Bland Jr. held off BlakeFitzpatrick to win the first one. Brady Short won the second heat asJon Stanbrough and Braylon Fitzpatrick battled for the runner-upspot. Both heats were won by drivers starting back in sixth spot. Rookie Points leader Bradley Sterrett finished sixth in the feature. Mitch Wissmiller, Levi Shields, Braylon Fitzpatrick, and BrianKarraker finished in the top ten. Wissmiller was the Keizer AluminumWheels Hard Charger of the Race in moving up seven spots. ChrisBabcock was presented with the Wilwood Tuff Brakes Award based on his11th place finish. The MSCS Sprint Cars will return to Tri-State Speedway on SaturdayOctober 12th for the Harvest Cup. The event will be the final racethis season. The Sprint feature will pay $4,000 to win. The UMPModifieds will be running with $1,000 going to the winner.

KORTE WINS IN THE ALMS LATE MODELSSCHNAPF TAKES HIS SECOND UMP MOD FEATURE IN A ROW

Randy Korte won the 30 lap Sunoco ALMS feature event in the very firstappearance of this series at the Tri-State Speedway. Korte won in adual with Bobby Pierce that provided fans with an exciting race towatch. Pierce had set the overall fast time with a mark of 13.783seconds. Tanner English, Brandon Thirlby, and Rodney Melvin rounded outthe top five. A field of 21 drivers were on hand representing fivedifferent states. Rodney Melvin, Pierce, and Korte won the 3qualifying heats. Stephen Schnapf took the 25 lap UMP Open Wheel Modified feature. Itwas his second win in a row at the speedway. Trent Young was second. Young qualified for the feature in winning the B Main and thenworked to move up through the 18 car field for the feature. DaveBeck, Shawn Cates, and Levi Kissinger rounded out the top five. Cates, Joel Jensen, and Zach Fair won the three heat races.